Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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