Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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