Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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