Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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