Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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