Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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