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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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