Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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