Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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