Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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