Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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