Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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