Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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