Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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