Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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