Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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