Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course