Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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