Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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