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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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