Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are 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 subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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