Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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