Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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