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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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