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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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