Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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