Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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