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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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