Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key 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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