Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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