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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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