Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not 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 technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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