Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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