Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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