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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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