Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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