Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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