Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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