Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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