Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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