Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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