Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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