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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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