Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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