Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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