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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free 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 subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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