Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always 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 organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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