Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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