Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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