Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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