Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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