Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students 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 issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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