Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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