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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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