Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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