Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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