Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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