Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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