Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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