Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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