Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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