Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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