Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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