Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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