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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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