Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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