Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the 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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