Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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