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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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