Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free 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 online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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