Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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