Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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