Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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