Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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