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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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