Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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