Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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