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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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