Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses 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 lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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