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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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