Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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