Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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