Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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