Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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