Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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