Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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