Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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