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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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