Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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