Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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