Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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