Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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