Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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