Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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