Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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