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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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