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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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