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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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