Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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