Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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