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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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