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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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