Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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