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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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