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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free 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 subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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