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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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