Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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