Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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