Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand 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 educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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