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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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