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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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