Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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