Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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