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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners 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 numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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