Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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