Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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