Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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