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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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