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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes 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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