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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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