Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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