Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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