Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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