Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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