Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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