Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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