Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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