Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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