Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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