Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are 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 a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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