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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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