Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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