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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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