Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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