Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to massively open online courses and open educational resources. MOOC courses and similar undertakings with open education resources (OERs) are allowing millions of self-directed online learners in every nation on earth to learn from well-known trainers. It can be problematic to motivate and inspire thousands of students in online environments. This massive open courses book analyzes the best practices in online education based on decades of research. How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct MOOCs?

New trends in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. The basic objective of massive open online courses is to provide e-learning to more humans in nations all over the world. This book answers many questions about these MOOC courses and other forms of open educational resources. For more details please see this MOOCs Book website.