Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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