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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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