Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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