Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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