Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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