Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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