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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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