Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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