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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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