Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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