Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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