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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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