Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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