Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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