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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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