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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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