Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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