Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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