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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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