Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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