Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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