Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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