Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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