Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always 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. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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