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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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