Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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