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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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