Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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