Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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