Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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