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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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