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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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