Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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