Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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