Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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