Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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