Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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