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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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