Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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