Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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