Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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