Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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