Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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