Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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