Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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