Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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