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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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