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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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