Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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