Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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