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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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