Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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