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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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