Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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