Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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