Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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