Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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