Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. 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 normally free for learners but do not always 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 institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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