Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about 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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