Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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