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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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