Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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