Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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