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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free 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 learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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