Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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