Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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