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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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