Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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