Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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