Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Learning Theory (education)