Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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