Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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