Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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