Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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