Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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