Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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