Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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