Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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