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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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