Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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