Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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