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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free 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 a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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