Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are 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 many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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