Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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