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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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