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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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