Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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