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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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