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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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