Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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