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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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