Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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