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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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