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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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