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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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