Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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