Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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