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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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