Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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