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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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