Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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