Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education