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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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