Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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