Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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