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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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