Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are free 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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