Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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