Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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