Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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