Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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