Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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