Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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