Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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