Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always 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 variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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