Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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