Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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