Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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