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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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