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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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