Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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