Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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