Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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