Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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