Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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