Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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