Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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