Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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