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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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