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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Pros And Cons