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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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 several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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