Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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