Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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