Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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