Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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