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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are 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 subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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