Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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