Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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