Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are free for students 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 learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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