Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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