Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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