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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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