Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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