Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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