Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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