Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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