Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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