Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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