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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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