Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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