Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not 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 distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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