Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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