Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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