Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally 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 subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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