Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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