Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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