Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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