Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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