Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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