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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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