Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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