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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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