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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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