Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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