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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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