Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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