Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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