Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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