Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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