Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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