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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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