Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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