Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students 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 many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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