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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally 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 many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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