Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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