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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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