Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally 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 several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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