Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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