Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important 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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