Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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