Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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