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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally 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 many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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