Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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