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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over 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 subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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