Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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