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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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