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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with 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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