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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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