Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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