Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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