Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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