Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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