Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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