Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with 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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