Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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