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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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