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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are 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 numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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