Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally 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 lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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