Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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