Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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