Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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