Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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