Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not 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 technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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