Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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