Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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