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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students 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 several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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