Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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