Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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