Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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