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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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