Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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