Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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