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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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