Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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