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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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