Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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