Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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