Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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