Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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