Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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