Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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