Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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