Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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