Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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