Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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