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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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