Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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