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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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