Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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