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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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