Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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