Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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