Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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