Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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