Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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