Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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