Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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