Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with 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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