Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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