Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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