Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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