Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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