Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners 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 a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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