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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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