Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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