Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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