Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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