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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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