Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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