Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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