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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students 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 e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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