Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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