Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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