Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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