Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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