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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key 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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