Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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