Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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