Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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