Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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