Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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