Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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