Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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