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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 several issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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