Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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