Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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