Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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