Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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