Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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