Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students 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 a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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