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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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