Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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