Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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