Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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