Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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