Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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