Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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