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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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