Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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