Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education Software