Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the key 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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