Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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