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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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