Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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