Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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