Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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