Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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