Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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