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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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