Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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