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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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