Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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