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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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