Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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