Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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