Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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