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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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