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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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