Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically 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 several topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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