Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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