Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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