Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the 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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