Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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