Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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