Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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