Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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