Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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