Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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