Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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