Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses 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 a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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