Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses