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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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