Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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