Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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