Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 many topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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