Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the 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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