Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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