Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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