Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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