Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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