Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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