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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free 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 a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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