Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically 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 several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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