Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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