Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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