Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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