Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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