Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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