Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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