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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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