Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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