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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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