Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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