Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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