Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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