Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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