Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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