Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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