Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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