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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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