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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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