Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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