Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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