Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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