Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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