Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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