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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates 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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