Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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