Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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