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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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