Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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