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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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