Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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