Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology make it possible for humans 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. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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