Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free 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 topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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