Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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