Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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