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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not 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 online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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