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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning enable humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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