Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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