Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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