Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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