Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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