Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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