Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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