Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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