Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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