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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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