Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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