Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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