Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key 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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