Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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