Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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