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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the 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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