Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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