Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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