Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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